James Osland - Four Lakes (GFR, 106)

Artists: James Osland

Title: Four Lakes
Time: 01:00:01

Style: Field Recordings/Soundscape

Date: December 2016
Label: Green Field Recordings

Artwork: GFR

Original Photos: James Osland

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James Osland
Four Lakes

The ‘Four Lakes ’project was recorded during my time in the Mackenzie basin on New Zealand ’s
South Island. The Mackenzie basin or ‘Mackenzie Country’ as it is often referred to is a sparsely
populated area of New Zealand home to snow-topped mountains, vast tussock fields and glacial
lakes. Running parallel along the northern edge of the Mackenzie basin are its four largest lakes;
Tekapo, Alexandrina, Pukaki and Ohau. It was on the shores of these lakes that I was able to find a
serene form of silence that captivated my imagination. Unperturbed by the outside world with only
the gentle sound of the pulsating lake tides I became immersed in another world, a sonic landscape
of immeasurable beauty. These recordings aim to reflect the peace and tranquility that I found on

the shores of those great lakes.

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01. Alexandrina (15:00)
02. Ohau (15:01)

03. Tekapo (14:59)

04. Pukaki (15:02)

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